Painting for Beginners With Chad Smith | Beginner | 18 + If you’ve always wanted to learn how to paint but don’t know where to start, this class is for you. Through hands-on instruction, students build a solid painting foundation, from organizing a palette to the final brush stroke. Information is...

SPECIALTY WORKSHOP | Color Pencil Crystals with Retro Sorrento with Maria Vallese of Retro Sorrento | All Levels | 16 + Get mystical with gems, crystals and precious stones with the artist who illustrates the texture-rich labels for The Saranac Brewery. Multiple color pencil techniques will be...

ART EXPLORATIONS II, Clay + Sculpture - Session 2 Ages 6 - 8 | With Shayna Crandall  Kids create and build sculptures with clay and glaze, recyclables, fibers, plaster, wire and more. Students learn about famous sculptors and ceramists while making art in the School of Art’s historic Ceramics...

YOUNG ARTISTS Clay + Sculpture Ages 9 - 12  In this clay exploration for the creative preteen, projects range from hand-built functional pottery to ceramic sculpture inspired by famous artists. Lessons focus on popular and historic artists, sculptors, ceramicists, and cultural icons. Visits to...

MINI-COURSE The Art of Creating Useful Woodwork Joe Koronowski | Beginners - Intermediate | 18 + Join fellow makers in this hands-on community art class where creativity and craftsmanship come together. Learn basic woodworking skills as you design and build a functional piece for your home — such...

Mini-Course | Salt Fired Ceramics Session 2 with Veronica Byun | Intermediate | 18 + Salt firing is embraced by ceramic artists and potters because of the beautiful and unanticipated results that come from a salt-fired kiln. These six-week courses will explore form, function, aesthetic values,...

MINI-COURSE | Figure Drawing With Chad Smith | All Levels | 18 + Drawing the human figure is an enjoyable and powerful exploration that serves as a universal link to the culture of artists and art. This class focuses on visual skills and analysis, investigating gestures, proportions, and anatomy...

MINI-COURSE The Art of Creating Useful Woodwork Joe Koronowski | Beginners - Intermediate | 18 + Join fellow makers in this hands-on community art class where creativity and craftsmanship come together. Learn basic woodworking skills as you design and build a functional piece for your home — such...

MINI-COURSE | Custom Chain Making with Luke Towne | All Levels | 16+ Learn how to fabricate everything in your jewelry from jump-rings/links to constructing custom chains from a variety of chainmail weaves. Through the process of creating two introductory-level projects: a pair of earrings and a...

MINI-COURSE | Intro to Digital Photography With Quincey Spagnoletti | Beginners - Intermediate | 18 + Get to know your digital camera and learn basic photography principles through digital photography. This course explores how to take dynamic images through, effects and constructed backgrounds....